 Julianna Klose Julianna Klose is a writer and communications professional currently based in Manly Beach (Sydney), New South Wales, Australia.
Julianna is a story collector – she’d much rather accumulate stories than stuff. This may come from moving so much. Life has led Julianna and her husband Brad to areas across Australia (Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney, Manly Beach, Albury) and the United States (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Niagara Falls/Buffalo, Washington DC, Central Pennsylvania). Without a settled geographic base, they love to travel.
While her entries cover a broad range, Julianna has a special love for the natural world, and anything that allows her to experience it. This includes her own backyard; since Julianna is a U.S. citizen working toward her Australian permanent residency, she enjoys a unique perspective on Australian flora, fauna, and cultural experiences. Julianna holds a master of journalism degree from the University of Wollongong, and a bachelor of arts in English and music from Bucknell University. She loves bushwalking and camping, getting lost, photography, weird and wacky wildlife, coffee, and her Catholic faith.
Posted on: February 8, 2010 |
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 The view over stunning Fingal Bay from Tomaree Heads Lookout, one of several highlights of the 360-degree coastal lookout. In 2005, I spent one day in Port Stephens, and at the time called it almost the best day of my life. Continue reading →
Posted on: September 27, 2011 |
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Tagged Australian coast, Australian wildlife, bushwalking, camping, fish and chips, koala, Port Stephens, sand dunes, sandboarding, whale
 The Manly to Spit Scenic Walkway showcases the variety of Sydney Harbour, from the tranquil to the dramatic. Of all the features that make Sydney Sydney, the harbour is its truest and most iconic. For me, and my many Sydney memories, that harbour isn’t part of Sydney, it is Sydney. Continue reading →
Posted on: August 24, 2011 |
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 Julianna Klose enjoys Turkish coffee with an iconic view at the annual Aroma Festival in The Rocks, one of Sydney’s oldest neighbourhoods. When you compare Australia to Europe or the U.S., it begins to feel very new as a country.
Part of its appeal is that sense of a country still discovering itself, but it does make it more difficult to find ‘history.’
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Posted on: August 5, 2011 |
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 Canberra’s northern suburbs very quickly turn into relaxed, rolling farmland. A drive through it is the perfect cure for the winter workweek. There are times when my only reason to buy something is to give my money to someplace other than Woolies.
For those not ‘in the know,’ Woolies is Australia’s megalithic supermarket – the supermarket than owns or affects all other supermarkets. However, the local food movement is huge in Australia, and many areas have begun to market themselves around their gourmet options. Continue reading →
Posted on: July 23, 2010 |
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Tagged Australia, canberra, dining, farm, food, Jetset Extra, Jetsetextra.com, Julianna Klose, lamb, land, Poacher, restaurant, spa, Tallagandra Hill, travel, vacation, wine, winter, woolies, www.jetsetextra.com, www.thepoachersway.com.au
 Shoppers take a Sunday stroll at the Hall Markets, Australia's largest craft and home produce markets. It’s hard to talk about “What to do in Canberra” without talking about the city’s markets. There are many, and each has its own specialty, but there’s something to be said for the quantity and variety at the monthly Hall Markets. Continue reading →
Posted on: July 8, 2010 |
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Tagged art, Australia, chooks, crafts, farm, food, Hall Markets, jetset, Jetset Extra, jetsetextra, jewelery, market, merchandise, produce, travel, www.jetsetextra.com
 Brown Brothers Winery It was the perfect day for a picnic – a warm, clear Sunday afternoon. It was also the perfect day for a drive, so my husband told me he had an idea and we jumped in the car headed towards Milawa, VIC.
Milawa sits 90kms past Albury, a little over an hour’s drive southwest. The drive is quiet – straight country roads through dry farmland and sheep paddocks. Then you reach Milawa, what we’d call a “one stoplight town” in the U.S., but perhaps I’ll call a “one roundabout town” here. Despite its size, it’s not long before you see the signs: Cheese Factory, Olive Shop, Brown Brothers’ Winery. Continue reading →
Posted on: February 10, 2010 |
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Tagged Gourmet Food, Milawa, Victoria, Winery
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